Entering his Dec. 31 bout with UFC veteran Michihiro Omigawa (8-8-1), one could have expected former WEC fighter Hiroyuki Takaya (12-7-1) to have the edge standing.

Takaya, after all, had posted nine knockouts in his 12 career wins while Omigawa had just four among his eight total victories.

In fact, their “Dynamite!! 2009” featherweight fight remained standing and didn’t go to the mat. But as we see in the enclosed video, it wasn’t Takaya who had the edge in the striking department.

Each week HDNet and MMAjunkie.com release a new and exclusive fight from the ever-growing HDNet Fights video library. Stunning knockouts, slick submissions, shocking finishes and legendary brawls are the norm for this weekly feature. And Omigawa vs. Takaya is no exception.

Check out the fight, which was part of the star-studded year-end DREAM/World Victory Road event at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Omigawa vs. Takaya was part of the HDNet-televised show and featured two fighters who found success in 2009; Omigawa was the runner-up in Sengoku’s 2009 featherweight grand prix while Takaya earned the same runner-up finish in DREAM’s featherweight tourney.

Who would win when the two second-place finishers met in a promotion vs. promotion matchup?

Check out the clip for the answer.

Each week MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) and HDNet Fights (www.hdnetfights.com) team up for “HDNet Fights Vault,” which offer a new and unique video from the organization’s ever-growing fight library. The weekly feature is a continuation of a long-standing partnership between MMAjunkie.com and HDNet. For more information on HDNet, which broadcasts more MMA events than any other TV outlet, visit www.hd.net.